Australia: University of Western Sydney Hosts Symbolic Trial of Jiang Zemin (Photos)
By practitioners from Australia
(Clearwisdom.net, November 24, 2003) In early November 2003, a group of Falun
Dafa practitioners held a symbolic trial of Jiang Zemin in the University of
Western Sydney's Penrith campus. The symbolic recreation was aimed at informing
staff and students that Jiang Zemin has been sued in six democratic countries
for acts of torture, genocide and acts against humanity.
Dafa disciples played symbolic witnesses, each sharing real and common
accounts of how the Chinese public has been pressured to continue the
persecution. This included the biased and unfair legal procedures, large amounts
of capital spent on fuelling the persecution and pressure placed on the academic
community.
The trial was only targeted at Jiang Zemin, as he was responsible for
masterminding the persecution of Falun Dafa in 1999 and used political means to
satisfy his twisted jealousy. He caused the illegal jailing, torturing and
killing of thousands of innocent Chinese. More than 800 have been confirmed
dead. Unofficial figures suggest that this number was already more than 1,600 two years ago.
During the public trial we sometimes paused to inform passersby of the
lawsuit and expose Jiang's crimes. The students and staff were sympathetic
towards Falun Dafa. Some carefully read the information flyers that we handed
out, while others stopped to examine our information desk. Many signed our
petition to rescue Australian family members who are currently being detained
and tortured in China.
A western student recalled her experiences as an international student in
China. She also had been exposed to anti-Falun Gong propaganda through the
university announcement system. She even witnessed a fellow student being
dragged out of the lecture hall, because the student practiced Falun Gong. She
did not believe the slanderous propaganda, but also felt that she could not
speak out against it at the time due to the intense pressure.
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